(11685) Adamcurry Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Adam Michael Curry (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and space sciences project. He attends the Palisade High School, Palisade, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adamcurry is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adamcurry is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11685 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FW19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.26 km (#16,671 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.599 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0970 |
| Inclination | 5.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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